Location: Prime Central London
The New Help: Mayfair homes employ more domestic staff now than in Georgian times
Roles may have changed a bit, but Mayfair specialist estate agent Wetherell has worked out that there are more domestic staff in the area now than during the Georgian and Victorian eras.
London saw £2.3bn of £10m+ transactions in 2012, up 18% on 2007 – Candy & Candy
The first part of the inaugural GPS (Global Prime Sector) report from interior design and development management company Candy & Candy has many graphs in soft pastel shades, and much insight from the likes…
46% of prime London homes are £1m+, as off-centre property flourishes
We're going to need a new acronym. We've been hearing a lot recently about the "prime fringes" of London and of a "wealth creep" into areas outside of the traditional PCL (prime central London).
New plans for Clarges Estate scheme; resi element boosted to nearly 50%
British Land has upped the resi component of its Mayfair masterplan from 63,000 sq ft to a whopping 94,000 sq ft - making up nearly half of the entire scheme.
Prime Punk: Henry & James agent to rock Glastonbury
What do you get if you cross the Sales Manager of a high-end estate agency, a legendary television presenter and the American punk movement?
RICS National Resi Conference 2013: Dates and form announced
If you're up for some technical insight and strategic debate this summer, you won't go far wrong by moseying down to RICS' National Residential Conference in July.
Lambart & Browne penthouse launches at Verge Mayfair
There were top-notch canapes aplenty at the Harrods Estates-hosted soiree last night to debut the new Lambart & Browne penthouse at Verge Mayfair.
Lambart & Browne-designed Verge penthouse (Guide £4.5m).
Ballymore to sell “ready to go” Royal Wharf development
Royal Wharf, one of the capital's largest development opportunities, has just hit the open market.
Letter from the Home Counties
Supply is still struggling to keep up with demand as overseas buyers come out in force, reports Julian Amos...
Farmhouse near Guildford, Surrey (OIEO £1.6m)
PCL values rising by £383 a day as average price hits record high – Cluttons
There's been a few hefty stats emanating from the Cluttons camp this morning. Here's a quick rundown:
Prices in prime Central London rose by 2.3% during Q1
Stanhope’s BBC Television Centre plans revealed
Stanhope has unveiled more details about its mixed-use plans for the 14-acre BBC Television Centre site in White City, which it acquired last Summer.
Quiet Please: The irresistible draw of the off-market instruction
In the week when a "strictly confidential" instruction on Carlton House Terrace ended up as front page news, Inessa Falina looks at the properties trying to stay out of the limelight...